Inverted microscope
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsTakayuki Kouno, Yasushi Aono
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Abstract
An inverted microscope includes a stage on which a sample is disposed, a support which supports the stage, a base which holds the support from below the support, an objective lens which is arranged under the sample and the stage, an imaging lens which is arranged inside the base and which forms an optical image of the sample in cooperation with the objective lens, and an optical path combining/splitting unit which is arranged on a main optical path between the objective lens and the imaging lens and which detachably holds the optical path combining/splitting element that combines/splits the main optical path inside the base.
Claims14
An inverted microscope comprising:
- a stage on which a sample is disposed;
- a support which supports the stage;
- a base which holds the support from below the support;
- an objective lens which is arranged under the sample and the stage;
- an imaging lens which is arranged inside the base and which forms an optical image of the sample in cooperation with the objective lens;
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- an optical path combining/splitting unit which is arranged on a main optical path between the objective lens and the imaging lens and which detachably holds an optical path combining/splitting element that combines/splits the main optical path inside the base.
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